Dilma Rousseff

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President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff speaking at a podium, wearing a light blue jacket and gold necklace, with two microphones in front of her.

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Brazil's former President Dilma Rousseff, wearing a blue jacket, speaks into a microphone with one finger raised during an election campaign rally, with flowers blurred in the background.

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff leans from a vehicle to greet supporters at a crowded campaign rally, with people holding red and white Workers' Party signs in the background.

Large crowd of demonstrators in yellow and green shirts hold Brazilian flags and banners demanding impeachment, protesting against President Dilma Rousseff in Brasilia, Brazil.

Suspended President Dilma Rousseff, far right, testifies at a long desk on the Senate floor in Brasilia during her 2016 impeachment trial, with officials and lawyers seated beside her.

Crowd of demonstrators in Sao Paulo with large inflatable dolls of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in prison garb and Dilma Rousseff as a thief with an "Impeachment" sash.

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President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff speaking at a podium, wearing a light blue jacket and gold necklace, with two microphones in front of her.

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Dilma Rousseff, 2016.

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Brazil's former President Dilma Rousseff, wearing a blue jacket, speaks into a microphone with one finger raised during an election campaign rally, with flowers blurred in the background.

Dilma Rousseff, president of Brazil (2011–16)

Rousseff (pictured in 2014) entered office with an ambitious reform agenda, but her...

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Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff leans from a vehicle to greet supporters at a crowded campaign rally, with people holding red and white Workers' Party signs in the background.

Dilma Rousseff

Brazilian Pres. Dilma Rousseff reaching out to supporters on October 25, 2014, the...

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Large crowd of demonstrators in yellow and green shirts hold Brazilian flags and banners demanding impeachment, protesting against President Dilma Rousseff in Brasilia, Brazil.

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Protesters calling for the impeachment of Brazilian Pres. Dilma Rousseff, March 15,...

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Suspended President Dilma Rousseff, far right, testifies at a long desk on the Senate floor in Brasilia during her 2016 impeachment trial, with officials and lawyers seated beside her.

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Dilma Rousseff (right) at her Senate impeachment trial in Brasília, Brazil, August...

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Crowd of demonstrators in Sao Paulo with large inflatable dolls of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in prison garb and Dilma Rousseff as a thief with an "Impeachment" sash.

balloon caricatures of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff

Demonstrators in São Paulo, Brazil, on March 13, 2016, guiding inflatable dolls depicting...

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